Florida Statute 831.18 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 831
FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING

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F.S. 831.18

831.18 Making or possessing instruments for forging bills.—Whoever engraves, makes, or amends, or begins to engrave, make, or amend, any plate, block, press, or other tool, instrument, or implement, or makes or provides any paper or other material, adapted and designed for the making of a false and counterfeit note, certificate, or other bill of credit, purporting to be issued by lawful authority for a debt of this state, or a false or counterfeit note or bill, in the similitude of the notes or bills issued by any bank or banking company established in this state, or within the United States, or in any foreign province, state, or government; and whoever has in his or her possession any such plate or block engraved in any part, or any press or other tool, instrument, or any paper or other material adapted and designed as aforesaid, with intent to issue the same, or to cause or permit the same to be used in forging or making any such false and counterfeit certificates, bills, or notes, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 9, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2496; GS 3377; RGS 5225; CGL 7343; s. 1296, ch. 97-102; s. 9, ch. 2010-117.

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Amendments to 831.18

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 831.18

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 831.18

Total Results: 1

Lipman v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-03-17T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 428 So. 2d 733

Snippet: the first or second portions of section 831.18. Section 831.18, however, must be read disjunctively so…dismissing the indictment in toto; and that Section 831.18, Florida Statutes, is unconstitutional. We find… by Lipman, which present challenges to section 831.18, to be devoid of any merit. That section provides…exceeding 10 years, or by fine not exceeding $1,000. § 831.18, Fla. Stat. (1981) (e.s.). Lipman first contends…alternative. Finally, Lipman contends that section 831.18 is unconstitutional, both facially and as applied